Machine for inserting nails in heels.



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MACHINE FOR INSERTING NAILS IN HEELS.

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ARTHUR EATEs, or LEICESTER, ENGLAND, AssICNoR TCUNITED 'siroE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR INS EBTING NAILS IN HEELS.

. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 1911.

Original application filed August 15, 1903, Seria1 No. 169,643, Divide'd and this application filed lulysll, 1910. Serial No. 571,360.

To all whom it may concerns 7 Be it known. that I, ARTHUR BATES, a

subject'of the King of England, residing at Leicester, Leicestershire, England, have in- .vented certain Improvements inv Machines "for Inserting Nails in Heels, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines for inserting nails in heels.

While. the invention is shown embodied in a machine for attaching heels by nails driven from within the shoe, it'will be .Ob-

'VlOI1S- from the following descriptionv that many features may be used in other types example, it is believed that heretofore a gang-of tools has never been employed in a machine for operating upon heels as an element of the combination which includes oppositely disposed'work engaging members, one of which comprises an apertured platewith a work engaging face arranged to be sustalned at can inclination to the path of movement of the tools,.all of said tools heing'inclined in the same general direction I of machines for operating on heels. For 20' fromnormals to the work engaging face of.

I said plate at the points at which the paths of the tools intersect said face. I It will be understood that the present emb'odiment is shown by way of example and that. the invention is not restricted tothis embodiment except as indicated by th terms of the appended claims.

' According to an important feature of-the present invention the nails requiredto attach a heel completely to the heel seat of a shoe are driven into the heel, inclined longitudinally ofthe heel with relation to the 'surfacewhich they. first enter, An advantage incident to the insertion of'the nails in inanails' tobe madeamoiesimple iglmstruction and more reliable and durable in operation than where the nails are driven in non-parallel paths, as has heretoforebeen. proposed and practiced. 7111 the present embodimentzof-the foregoing feature, a nail.

block or other device having driver passages and a work engaging. surface is provided, the driver :passages being parallel and. in-

tersecting said surface at a uniform-inclina tion. The outlet ends of said passages" lie in a plane, and the nail engaging ends of the drivers operating in said passages are in a plane parallel to theplane of the out- -lets. The drivers are preferably of a'uni- "formlength to facilitate replacement in case of fracture. To this end the drivers are secured to a driver plate having a driver carrying face oblique ;to the drivers and parallel to their nail engaging ends In order to hold the Work under pressure while-the nails are being driven, there is provided a work engaging member between which and the nail block the work is held. Preliminary to driving the nails said member and'nail blockare moved relatively to subject the work to pressure, this relative movement being preferably in ;a direction parallel to the driver passages. In the present-embodiment the work engaging member referred to is stationary and the nail block is moved toward said member to subject the work to pressure. I

A further feature-of the invention consists in -mechanism for inserting heel attaching nails so constructed and arrangedthat the angleof inclination at which the nails are driven into the work may-be varied to suit different conditions. This result is secured in the machine sho'wn'z'by Constructing the nail block so that, the inclination of its work" engaging face rela-f t'ively to the driver passages maybe varied, the direction of said driver passages remaining unchanged. To accommodate change in inclination of theface of the nail block the drivers: may be so arranged that they 'may be-adjusted in position to main tain their nail engaging, ends in a plane parallel with the; plane? of the outlets of the driver passages. Thewconstruotiohlmay befl conveniently such that the-drivers are ad justed together, rather. than separately. Preferably adjustment or the drivers in ac-' cordance with the PfiSifiOIfldf'thB work engaging face of the nail block is insured by so arranging the parts that adjustment of the nail block causes a proper adjustment of the drivers.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated the nail block is. mounted upon a head arranged for movement toward and from a Work engaging-member adapted to resist pressure applied tothe work. A. driver carrying plunger is arranged for recranged as to permit movement ofthe'nail block toward the cooperatingvwork engaging -or pressure resisting member without caus-' ing movement of the drivers relatively to the nail block toward the work.

In the machine herein illustrated the heel attaching nails are driven from within the shoe and the nail block is accordingly formed and arranged-to enter a shoe. 'The nail block. is secured upon a shoe support -or jack, mounted for movement upon the head into and out of operative posltion to facilitate application and removal of the shoe. The driver carrying plunger is arranged within the shoe support, and the actuating mechanism. for said plunger is constructed and arranged to accommodate movement of said support into and out of operative position.

Other features of the invention 'will be hereinafter described and referred to in the appended claims.

The advantages above. pointed out and others incident to the invention will be best. understood and ap reciated from the following description 0 a preferred embodiment, thereof selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawings in h v Fiure 1 'i-s'a front; elevation of a heel attac in'g' machine embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section'of the jack post and drivers; Fig. '4 tea similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is "a lan view of the adjustable work support; ig. (Us 'a' frontal-elevation of the jack carriage which s'u rte the post illustrated-in 8 and '4' I ig.-7 is a sectional view on line 7-- of Fig-:6; .Figs. 8 and 9 areviews at rig: angles: to one another of apart of I i've'ractuating mechanism; Figs. 10

and 11 are views at right angles to one-another of another part of the driver actuating mechanism. 7.

The machine illustrated inithe' drawings is of the general type disclosed in United StatesLetters Patent No. 446,885 granted February 24, 18%)1 on an application of J,

H. Pope and in co pending, applicatiqiii 7, the lowerend of which. is pivoted-at S to a lower cross-piece 9 guided in ways formed in the lower portion ofthe frame2f, To the cross piece 9 are secured the 'u wardly extending'rods. 31 connected at their upper ends by a cross-head 32. A stationary cross-bar 34 is rigidly mounted in the forward part of the frame and is provided with bearings through-which the rods- 31 may be reciprocated. The bar 34 actsas an abutment or pressure resisting member against which the heel blank is compressed on the elevation of the jack, as will behere' inafter explained and it may be slopedfor' shaped in any convenient manner according -to the requirements of the work.- Upon the" under side of this cross-bar are arranged heel-holding clamps 35 in'which he liel th be attached may be'placed.

Upon the front of the frame is formedfa block or projection 46 and above this prof" jection is arranged a vertically movablef block 48 adapted to reciprocate in guides formed in the sides ofithe frame and re ferred to hereinafter as the jack carriage support. On the top of the block 48 is sup ported the lower end of a verticalljack" screw 54, the upper end of which is threaded mto a head shown as a jack carriage 56 having ways formed on its'upper side in" which the jack 60 is adapted to .slide'for-i wardly and rearwardly. The jack screw 54 is preferably formed with a pinion on itslower end and may be rotated from a treadle 61 suitably connected with a rack 62 meshing with the pinion, as in the construction shown in said patent abovementioned.

The jack 60 may ,be pulled" forwardly in the ways on the carriage 56 to receivea shoe preparatory to the attaching operation and.

then pushed back into nailin'gfl-p'osition. After the jack has. been positioned hori zontally it is elevated to bfin'gtheiheel seat of the sole against a -heel held'=underl-the cross bar 34. Thismovernent 'isefiected manually by "the operator by, rotating the jack screw 54 through the treadle361 which moves the jack carriage-56. fipwardlx away from-the jack carriage support rec ' carriagethrough.mechanism comprising a ma says ,Bfbiefl-th nailing operation takes place i jack is given a further slight upward ement' which serves to place the heel "heel seat of the sole under a positive I i -This operation is effected autody elevating the jack carriage support4' bo ily with the-jack screw and jack shaft 69 journaled in the stationary block 46 ('Fig;2) 'anda similar shaft 70 journaled inthe-Inovableblock or jack carriage support said. shafts having secured to them respectively, ca-ms 71 and 72, as shown in Fig. 1. Thefcams are operated from; the

n the cams rock upon each other without imjack and during t is period the attaching. operation takes place. During the last part parting further u Ward movement to the of the revolution of the eccentric the cams are rocked in the opposite direction and the jack screw and jack carriage support 48 are lowered sufficiently to release the increased pressure on the heel after which the jack is moved to its lowest position onthe releasewf the treadle 61 which isthereupon swungupwardly by the spring 63 causing the rack'to rotatethe jack screw in the opposite direction and thereby lower the jack carriage to its normal position so that the jack maybe pulled forwardly for the removal of the heeled shoe.

Referring to the construction of the jack and the driving mechanism, which is best shown in- Figs. 3' to 5; reference character 64 indicates a work supporting member which also acts as a nail block and which isflpivoted on a transverse pin 63 extending the block resting atone end on a screw 65 whereby its position may. be adjusted to vary the angle at which the nails are to be driven. H The nail block is provided-with a plurality of short driverpassages 66 arranged in a horseshoe-shaped design extending into the block at a slight inclination to its'workengaging face and having outwardly flaring K ends. Rounded sockets, also with flaring ends, are formed in the under side of the.

nail block corresponding to each of the driver passages and in each of the sockets l I 1s received the upper end ofa tubular nozzle v or driver guide 30 having a guiding pas v sage in which one of the driverslO is arranged to reciprocate. The drivers 10 are actuated by a reciprocatory plunger 50 car ryi'ng the adjus'tably [mounted head or driver block 40. .The driver block 40 is provided with a driver actuating surface having recesses or sockets formed.therein to receive the lower ends of the drivers. The

drivers are connected with the head 40 for independent angular movement relative thereto by ball joints,as shown in Fig.8,

and are retained on the head40 by a perforated cover plate 45. The drivers are guided and maintained in parallel relation and also parallel with the axis of the plunger 50 by the tubes or nozzles 30 the lower endsrofa which are received in recesses formedin theallel relationof the nozzles, block 40 is adjustablyf nounted onaapin 41 parallelto the pin 67 of the block 68 and also to the-journal-pin 63 of. thenail block in order t-hatthe drivers may beuadju'sted to correspond with the adjustment of the nail block and nozzles 3Q-a; The. sockets in the nail block 64 andblock. 68 are so arranged that the diStanCeof-one end ofa nozzle from thefjournalof the nail block shall, in all positions to; which-the nail block'is capable of adjustment, equal the,

from the respectivepivot-pinsto the op.po.-.

site ends of a nozzle are parallel when the nozzles are in place in the sockets.

\Vhen theadjusting screw 65 is rotated to f elevate the nail block 64, it applies a'thrust to the block 68 through the nozzles located to the left of the pivot 63 and-this thrust turns the block .68 about its pivot 67 through the same-angle through which the die block is moved and conversely when the'screw 65 isturned into the post and thedieblock 64 tilted toward the horizontal position by the influence of gravity the nozzles at the right of the pivots swing the block 68 toward a horizontal position in a corresponding inanner. Thenozzlesmaintain their parallel re lationthroughout these adinstmentS although they may have a slight angular movement relative to the'nailblock and block 68. i

It will be noted that the present construc- 5 tion permits the employment of drivers all of the same length regardless of the inclina= tion of the work support, the ends of the drivers being maintained in a plane parallel with the work support by adjusting the driver block 40 about the pivot 41 threadedv into it a bolt 43 which projects through a segmental slot 51 in one fork of the plunger. A leaf spring 52 is attached to the side of the plunger 50 and bears against one end of the lug 42, tending'always to swing the head in a left hand direction about the pivot 41.

When it is desired to adjust the driver block into parallelism with the nail block the plunger may be moved into its highest position and the bolt 43 loosened. Thereupon the spring v52 acting on the lug 42 will force the head 40 to swing upwardly on the right-until it is stopped by coming in con- .tact with a boss 58 formed in the under side of the block 68. The length of the boss or stop is such that it will arrest the upward movement of the driver block40 about the pin 41 in a position wherein the upper face of the block is approximately-parallel with the plane in which the upper ends of the nozz es are located regardless of prior adjustme'nt of the nail block 64 and block 68. The driver block 40' may then be .moved by hand about the pivot pin 41 into a position in which it is exactly parallel with the plane of the upper ends of thenozzles and die block and secured in such position by tightening the bolt 43. By this adjustment o the driver block 40, when the plunger 50 is at the .upper end of its stroke, the drivers 10 are brought to an approximately constant distance from the-upper ends of the nozzles adjusted; and as, moreover, the length of the stroke of the drivers is notaffected by this oblique adjustment of the'nail block and the corresponding adjustment of the driver block 40, the drivers when they arrive at the i '16 of the bell crank lever 15, 16 and the up- L per end of the sliding piece 22 bears against lower limit of their stroke will be at 'a distance below the ends of the nozzles 3Q -un'-"f affected by the adjustment of the nail block.

It will-therefore be seen thatth'efnail receptacles afforded above the upperiends of the drivers in the nozzles have "aisubstantially uniform depth regardless of the various adjustments.

For the pin 50 to the lowerlimit of its travel after each 30 in all positions to which the nail. block is se of'manually raising the plunger 50 and the drivers carried thereby {when it -is pushed rearwardly after receiving a shoe. The actuating mechanism also per mits the plunger 50 and drivers to be elevated manually out of operative relation by the'handle 49,

To the lower end of the plunger is attached a plate 26 extending toward the front of the post and provided with a tubular extension 27 arranged to slide in a guide 28 forming a part of the post 60. The tubular extension 27 contains a spring 29 vheld in position between the bottom of the bore of" the extension and a pin 11 passing through a slot 12 in the upper portion of the extension and fixed in the guide 28. 1 The spring 29 serves to insure the return of the plunger driving operation, the plunger being stopped in itslower position by the engagement of the pin 11 with the upper end of the slot 12.

The shaft 70 journaled in the jack carriage support 48 and oscillated by the verti- 1 cal reciprocation of the right hand rod 31, as hereinbefore described, may be conven: iently utilized in the actuation of the plun ger 50. To this end there is fixed to the shaft 70, which may be termed the driver actuating shaft, a crank arm 13' connected by a link 14 to one end of abell crank lever 15, 16 pivoted upon astud 17 comprising j one of a pair-of studs 17, 18 by which a cover plate 19 is secured upon the front face I of the jack carriage 56. Behind the cover plate 19 and guided partly by a groove 20 formed therein and partly by another groove 21 in the face of the jack carriage is a sliding piece 22, shown in detail in Figs.

8 and 9, 1n which is a hardened roller 23. .The'lower part of the sliding piece 22 is cut away leaving a shoulder 24 through which projectsa portion of the periphery of said roller. The roller rests upon the arm 130 the under side "of the plate 26 which is secured to the bottom of the plunger 50 as already explained; p When the shaft 70 is oscillated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1 it moves the bell crank lever 15, 16 through the" link 14 swinging the arm of the lever upwardly and elevating the sliding piece 22. 130

The latter acts againstthe plate 26 on the plunger, 50 and forces the plunger upwardly carrying with it the drivers thus eflecting the nailing operation. Movement of the shaft 70 in a direction'opposite to that indicated by the arrow in- Fig. 1 causes the arm 16 of the bell crank lever to move downwardly allowing the sliding piece 22 to descend under the actuation of the spring 29 acting through the plunger,

The arm15 of the bell crank lever 15, 16, or its equivalent, may be connected with the crank arm 13 by a pivotedlink 14 and by disposing this connecting link 14 approximately at right angles to the path of motion of the jack carriage, which path is veras to be negligible. By this construction the '.movement of translation is not interfered with, neither is the bell crank lever 15, 16 moved out of a relation with the arm 13 which permits the instantaneous angular movement of the bell crank lever in response to angular movement of the shaft 70, such movement taking place moreover through an angle which is approximately constant for a given angular movement of the shaft 70, regardless of the vertical position of the jack carriage and the bell crank lever pivoted thereto. This construction constitutes an important feature of the invention in that the length of stroke of the nail drivers 10 imparted by the sliding piece 22 and plunger remains substantially con- ""--\stant in relation to the post and unaffected by the different amounts of vertical adjustment received for different heights of heels. I

The operation of the machine in attaching a heel will be clear from the foregoing description and may be briefly-stated as follows :The nail block and work support 64' is first adjusted to give the work proper inclination to the drivers, nails are inserted in the receptacles and a shoe is then placed over the head of the post 60 with its heel end over the nail block, the. jack being -moved to its forward position. The jack is thereupon pushed rearwardly carrying the shoe under a heel which has been previously Inserted in the clamp under the cross-bar 34 in which position the plate 26 of the driver plunger 50 will be vertically over the upper endof the sliding piece. 22. The operator then depresses .the treadle and elevates the jack carriage 56 by rotating the jack screw until the heel seat of the shoe is'in contact Wltl'l the heel. Power is then applied to the machine by depressing a hand lever which operates the driving clutch as in the machine of said Patent No. 446,885 and the jack carriage support 48 is slightly elevated by the cams 71, 72 thus putting the heel under an increased pressure. Simultaneously the crank arm 13 acting through its connections with the driver plunger forces the drivers upwardly driving the attaching nails away from the surface of the nail block through the heel seat of the sole and obliquely into the heel. After the attaching operation the continued operation of the machine automatically lowers the jack carriage support releasing the increased pressure of the heel and the spring 63 lifts the treadle which,.

through its connection, rotates the jack screw to lower the jack carriage thus moving'the heel out of the clamps and away from thecross-bar 34. The driver plunger 50 has. meanwhile been returned to its lowest position and the operator may pull the jack forwardly to remove-the heeled shoe. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

i 1. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting a heel and nail driving mechanism including a reciprocatory plunger, a driver block pivotally mounted thereon, and a plurality of by said driver block and maintained in operative position throughout the range of adjustment of. said driver block.

3. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel and nail driving mechanism comprising a reciprocatory plunger, a driver block mounted thereon, and a gang ofdrivers loosely connected to said driver block and maintained at all times parallel with the axis of said plunger, said block being arranged for movement on said plunger to vary the angular relation of said block, and the axes of th drivers.

4. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel and nail driving mechanism comprising a reciprocatory plunger, a gang of drivers'carriedthereby with their ends in a plane inclined to the axis of the plunger, said drivers being adjustable to vary the inclination of said plane and being at all times maintained in parallel relation with the axis of said plunger and in operative position.

5. A heel nailing machine having, in combin-ation, means for supporting a heel and nail driving mechanism including a driver carrying member, a plurality of drivers connected therewith by joints permitting relative movement of said' drivers in parallel. planes, and means for preventing such relativemovement during the driving operation.

6. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel and nail driving mechanism including a recipi'ocat-ory plunger, a plurality of drivers carried thereby with their ends in a plane inclined to the axis of the plunger, and means for shifting said drivers to vary the inclination of said plane.

7. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel and nail driving 'mechanism including a reciprocatory plunger, a pivoted driver block, a plurality of drivers mounted thereon and movable bodily therewith, said drivers being operative in all positions of the driver block, yielding means acting to swing said driver block on said plunger and separate means normally preventing swinging of the driver block.

8. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatory plunger, a.driver block pivoted thereto, drivers carried thereby and connected therewith to permit relative angular movement of said drivers, and the driverblock, and means pivoted on an axis parallel with the axis of said driver block for guiding said drivers.

9. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatory plunger, a pivoted driver-block carried thereby, drivers mounted thereon, a driver-guiding block pivoted onan axis extending transversely to the path of the plunger, and means interposed between said blocks for maintaining them in parallel planes. v

10. A heel nailing machine having, in

combination, means for supporting a heel, a

reciprocat'ory plunger, relatively movable dr vers carried thereby, and a separate driver guiding tube for. each driver, said tubes'being movable relatively to each otherto correspond with the relative movement of, the drivers. A l

11. A heel nailin machine having, in combination, means or supportinga heel, a reciprocatory plunger, movable drivers ea ried thereby, a pivoted driver-guide carrying block, and driver-guides having connections therewith permitting relative angular movement :ofsaid block and driver-guides.

12, A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means forsupporting a heel, a reciprocatory plunger, a plurality of drivmo es? ers carried thereby with their ends in a plane inclined to the axis of the plunger, means for shifting said drivers to vary the inclination of said plane, separate driven guiding means having their ends in a plane parallel with the ends of said drivers, and

means for adjusting said driver-guiding means to correspond with the adjustment of the drivers.

13. A heel nailing machine having, in

combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatcry plunger, a plurality of drivers carried thereby, separate driver-guiding devices arranged with their ends in a plane inclined. to the axis of said plunger, means for shifting said devices to vary the inclination of said plane, and means for adjusting said drivers to correspond with the adjustment of the guiding devices.

14. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatory plunger, relatively movable drivers carried thereby, guiding tubes therefor, andpivoted blocksengaging theopposite ends of said tubes.

15. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatory' plunger, relatively, movable drivers carried therebyj parallel tubular guiding devices therefor,- and means for relatively shifting said guiding devices laterally and vertically without disturbing their parallel relation.

16, A heel nailing machine having, in

combination, means for supporting a heel, a reciprocatory plunge'rya plurality of drivers carried thereby with their ends in a plane inclined tothe axis of the plunger, said drivers being movable relatively to" each other for adjustment whereby the inclina tion of the plane of the driver ends'inay 'bc varied, and separate driver-guiding means having their ends in a plane parallel with the ends of said drivers and being constructed and arranged to permit adjustment to correspond to the adjustment of the drivers. i

17. A heel nailing-machine having, in

combination, means for supporting a heel, a 7 reciprocatory plunger, movable dr vers car;

ried thereby, an adjustable ,nailf-block through. which said drivers are arrangedto reciprocate, and driver-guiding devices having connections with the nail block arranged to' permit relative angular'movement of the guiding devices and said nail block;

18; A heel nailing mechanism havingyin combination, means forsupporting' a shoe,

driver-carrying means, dr vers movably mounted thereon, and driver-guiding devices including-1a pair of plates havin'gasoekr ets in theinoppos'ite races and interposed; members having their opposite endsgre'ceived in said sockets. 7

l9. A heel nailing mechanism having, in

nectcd with said plates atpoints on opposite plates whereby movement of one correcombination, a work support angularly adustablc' to operative positions in different I planes, drivers, dr1ver-gu1d1ng-means, and

parallelism with the work support.

, ers having their ends locatedin said pasthereon, and driver-guiding devi'ces including a pair of plates mounted respectively on parallel pivots, adjusting means for, one of whaving'in combination,- a work engaging guided for rightline i'i'ioven'ient throughout combination, means for supporting a shoe with its heelseat inclined to the horizontal, vertically movable drivers, and driver-guid: ing devices including a pair of plates each pivotally mounted intermediate its length and vertically interposed members consides of their pivots.

20. A heel nailing mechanism having, in combination, means for supporting a shoe, driver-carrying means, drivers mounted said. plates, and connections between said spondingly affects the other.

21. A heel nailing machine having, in

connections between said work support and guiding means whereby adjustment of the work support effects adjustment of the guiding means while maintaining said guiding means always in the same relation to the vertical. v i 22. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, a work support .pivotally mounted for adjustment to'operative positions in different planes, adjusting means for'said support, drivers, and driver-guiding means movable relatively to the Work support and arrangedfor adjustment si multancously with xnc work support while maintaining said guiding means :always in the same relation to the vertical. v

23. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, a pivotally mounted work support, drivers, a. pivotally mounted driver block therefor, and means, normally inoperative, for moving the driver block into 24, A heel nailing machine having, in comb nation, a p voted platexhavmg a work engaging surface and driver passages, drivsages and below the surface of the plate therehv'forming nail receptacles and pro-'- vision for moving the ends of the drivers tocompensate, for, ipivotal movement of said plate. H

25. A machine for inserting nails in heels,

member for resisting 'pressure'applied to the work, a head arranged for a variable amount of, movement towardand from said member, a nail block supported upon saidhead, drivers arrangedfor reciprocation in parallel paths inclined relatively to the work engaging faceofth'e, nail block and being their reciprocation, a driver carrying the work to press plunger, a driving shaft and connections between said driving shaft and plunger ar--.

of the amount of movement imparted to the tea ranged to actuate thelatte'r {independently nail block in pressing-heels varying, in 7 height. V v

26. A machine for inserting nails in heels,

having in combination, a 'work engagingmember for resisting pressure applied tothe work, a head movable toward and fromsaid member, a nail block supported. upon said head, parallel drivers arranged for re ciprocation in the nail block in parallel paths inclined relatively to the work en-. gaging face of the nail block, means for moving the nail block and the drivers together toward said member to place the work under pressure, a reciprocatorydriver carrying plunger andactuating means therefor, carried in part by said head, for forcing the drivers toward the face of'the nail'block to drive the attaching nails obliquely into the work.

.i 27 A machine for inserting nails in heels,

having incombination, a work engaglng I member for resisting pressure applled to the work, a head movable toward and from said member, a-nail block supported upon said head, a driver carrying plunger mounted in the head for. reciprocation in a path inclined with respect to the work engaging face of the ,nail block, parallel drivers carried by the plunger and arranged for movement'in the nail block, means-for moving the nail block toward said member ,to subject the work to pressure, and actuating mechanism for said driver carryingplunger including the nail block toward said member without means constructed,jtciipermit movement of causingmovementiof thedrivers relatively to said nail-block towar'dlthe'worko I p j 28; A machine for inserting nails n heels,

having in combination, 'ajwo'rk engaging member for resistingpressureapphed to the I work, a head movable toward and from said" membei', a nail block. supported-upon said head, a driver' carrying, plunger mounted in the head foe-reciprocation in pathjnclined with respect ,;to the work-{engaging face of the nail block, parallelj dr verscarried by the-'plungerfl'and arranged for movement in thexfiail block, means for inovingthe nail block toward,

connections iloetwe aid driving 'shaft andsaid driver carrying plunger constructed to allow? movemenaef" the, nail ;block toward saidkmemben-without causing ,f;movemnt of} the drivers; relatively to said towardthe Wording-:1 a

291111 a maclime $01 lnsertm heels;'tl1''combinationwith a nail lock provided with 'dri'ver passages, of yaigplunger arranged .for, reciprocation througl outfv its movement i i-1a right llne path inclined relatively to the work -eiigaging facep'f the nail block and having at one end a dr ver carry ing face oblique 'to the longitudinal axis of the plunger, parallel drivers mounted in.

said oblique driver carrying face and extending in the line of movement of the plunger, and means for actuating said plunger and drivers to drive a gang of parallel nails obliquely with relation to the surface of the v heel which they first enter.

In a machine for inserting nails in relation to'the surface of theheel which they first enter.

31. In a machine for inserting nails in heels, the combination with a nail block provided with driver passages, of a plunger arranged to reciprocate throughout its movement in a path inclined with respect to the work engaging face of the nail block, drivers operatively connected with said I plunger and arranged with their nail engaging ends disposed in a plane parallel with the work engaging face of the nail block and oblique with respect to the path of the plunger, and means for actuating the plunger and drivers to drive a gang of parallel nails from the nail block obliquely with relation to; the surface of the heel which they first .enter.

32. In a machine for inserting nails in heels, thecombination with a nail block provided with driver passages, 'ofa plunger mounted for reciprocation throughout its movement in a path inclined with respect to the work engaging surface of the nail block, drivers operatively connected with said plunger andarranged at an inclination to the work engaging surface of the nail block, said drivers being disposedin a horse-shoe shaped figure and means for actuating the plunger and drivers to drive a gang of parallel nails from the nail block obliquely with relation to. the surface of the heel which they first enter. 33. In amachine for inserting nails in heels, the combination with a perforated plate, of a plunger mounted for reciprocation in a path inclined with respect to the work-engaging face of said plate, parallel drivers carried by said plunger disposed in a horseshoe-shaped figureandarranged in alinemcnt with perforations of said plate, all of said perforations being inclined relatively to the work engaging face of the plate to permit a gang of nails to be driven from said plate obliquely with relation to the surface of the heel which they first enter.

34 In a machine for inserting nails in heels, the combination with a device having a 'work' engaging face and parallel driver passages arranged at an inclination to said face, a plunger mounted for recipwork to pressure, a device carried by the head having a plane work engaging face oblique tothe line or movement of said head and parallel driver passages arranged in parallel relation to said line of movement, a plunger imounted for reciprocatory movement on thb'head in apat-h parallel to said line of movement, and drivers carried by said plunger and arranged to project at all times intosaid driver passages.

36. A machine for inserting nails in heels, having in combination, a work engaging member and a head arranged for relative movement to subject the work to pressure, a device carried by the head having a flat work engaging face oblique to the line of relative movement of said member and said head, and parallel driver passages arranged ried by said plunger and arranged withtheir nail engaging ends in a plane parallel with the work engaging face of said device.

37. A machine for inserting nails in heels, having in combination, a work engaging member for resisting pressure applied to the work, a head movabletoward and from said member, a nail block supported upon said head, drivers arranged for operation in said nail block, a plunger for. transmitting movement to said drivers arranged for recipro'catory movement upon said head, a lever pivoted upon said head at a point at one side of the plunger and arranged to impart movement to said plun er, means for moving the head toward said member, and

means operating upon said-lever; for moving the plunger toward the nail block to drive the nails.

38. A machine for inserting nails in heels, having in combination, a work engaging member for resisting pressure applied to the work, a head movable toward and from-said member, a nail block supported upon said head, drivers arranged for operation in said membena nail block supported upon said head, drivers arranged for operation in said nail bloclna-plunger for transmitting. movem ent to said drivers arranged for'recipro .at'a point atone side of nail block, a plunger for transmitting movement to said drivers, arranged forjrecipro- 'ca'tory movement upon said head, a leverpivoted intermediate its: ends upon said head the plunger and arranged 'to actuate said plunger through a vsliding connection, means for moving the headtoward said. member, means connected to the other end of said leverfor moving theiplunger toward the nail blockto drive the nails, and a spring'jfor, returning said I plunger to-its normal position/ I 39. A machine for inserting nails in heels,

having in combination, a work 'engagmg member for resistingpressure applied to the work, said 1 member, a nail block supported upon said head, drivers arranged for operation fin said nail block, a plunger for transmit- 'ting'movement to said drivers arranged for;-

reclprocatoryjmovement upon said head, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends upon said head at a'point at one side of the plunger and having one end arranged to impart movement to said plunger, means for moving the head toward said member. means operating upon the other endof said lever for. moving the plunger positively. toward the nail block to drive the nails, and

a spring for maintaining. said plunger yieldingly in retracted. position;

. 40. A'machine for inserting nails in heels,- havlng 1n combmatmn,

a work engaglng member for resisting pressure applied to the -work, a head 'dri having in combination,

head,- drivers arranged for operation in sai nail ment' t saidfirivers arran ed' for recipro eatery. 'qvementupon-sai pivoted termediategits endsupon saidhead a't-"ahaving; end varrangeai.

ment'to saidpl unger, meansfor moving the means connected,

catoi movement upon saidlhead a level.

' pivotedupon said head at a point'atf 'one side work,"a headmo'vable toward and f'rom said 2 5 member, .a- .na i1 block supported upon said a, plunger .'for;tran srnitting. movei head,i' alever to impart move:

head toward the member,

a 'headmovable' toward and" from movable toward and from said liminary to, driving thenails.

atxfone, side of the vplunger and to the other end of said lever for moving the plunger toward the nail block to drive the nails and a spring mounted for movement with the head for returning said: plunger to its normal position.

' 42; A machine for inserting nails-in heels, having in combination, a work engaging member for resisting pressure applied to the 'work, a head movable toward and from said "member, a nail'block supported upon said head drivers'arranged for operation in said .nail block, a plunger for transmitting movement to said drivers arranged for reciprocatory movement ,upon said head, a lever. pivoted ntermediate its ends. upon said head at a point at one side of the plunger and ar ranged to actuate said plunger through a sliding connection, means for moving the head toward the member, means connected 'tothe other end of said lever for rnoving the plunger toward the nail block to drive with a stop surface on the driver actuating parts for limiting return movement of said "the'nails, a stop vo'n the head coiiperating f drivers, and a spring bearing at, one end upon the head for returning the idriversto "their normal position. i

- L 43. A machine forinserting nails inheels,

provided'with driver passages, all of'said' having in combination, a plurality of parallel drivers, anail block having a fiat work engaging face oblique to the drivers and driver passages being oblique to said face, a' work engaging member arranged in'alinement with the drivers, and means for moving relatively-said member and nail block in.

a direction parallel with the path of the drivers to subject the heel to pressure pre-,

' 44. A machine'for inserting-nails posed to insert nails in a horseshoe-shapf figure, a nail block having a substantiasages for receiving said drivers, all of said passages being ing member provided with a substantially lane face for supporting-a ment with the drivers, and means for relatively moving said member and nail block heels, having in combination, paralleldrivers disoblique to said face, a' press 10b ed y plane work engaging face oblique to thepath of'the drivers and provided with pasheel in alinein a direction parallel with the path of the 5 drivers to sub ect A machine for insert ng nails. heels d havingjin combination, means for holding a heel J under pressure, a plunger, a single "driver block and drivers supported thereon,

"andmeans for actuating said plunger and a driver block without relative movement-for "driving into the heel a group of nails dis: posed to attach a heel completely to the heel in parallel .pats inclined longitudinally of the heel to pressure prei I 1 liminary to driving the nails.

seat of the shoe all of said nails being driven the heel with relation to the surface of the heel which they first enter at substantially the same angle.

' 46. A machine for inserting nails in heels,

" having incombination, means for automatically applying pressure to a heel, a plunger, a driver block mounted thereon and held against movement transversely of the plunger, and drivers supported on said driver 16 block for driving into the heel a group of nails disposed to attach a heel completely to the'heel seat of the shoe, said nails being driven in substantially parallel paths inclined longitudinally of the heel with rela- 1-5 tion to the surface which they first enter, the

largest angle formed by the intersection of the path of each nail with the surface of the heel being on the same side of all the nails.

' 4:7. A machine for operating on heels hav- 20 ing in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, a gang of tools located on the opposite side of the heeland mounted to reciprocate to ward and from said member, and a work engaging plate providedwith perforations in alinement with said tools, all of said tools being inclined in the same general: direction from normals to the work'engaging face of said plate atthe'points at which '30 the paths of the tools intersect said face and moving throughout their reciprocations in right line paths.

48. A machine fd bperating on heels having, in combination, a tool block, a pressure 5 resisting member for engaging'one side of the heel, a gang of tools located on the op, posite side of the heel and mounted on said tool block in a horseshoe-shaped figure, means for actuating said block to reciprocate the tools toward andfrom said member, and a work engaging plate provided with perforations in alinement with said tools, all of said tools being inclined in the same general direction from normals to the work engaging face of said plate at the points at which the paths of the tools intersect said face. i I v 49. A machinefor operating on heels-having, in combination, a pressure resisting member for; engaging one side of the heel, a gang of tools located on the opposite side of the heel and mounted to reciprocate toward and from said member, a work engaging plate. provided with perforations in alinement with said tools, guides. for said tools having passages to guide the tools in said perforations, all of said passages being inclined inthe same general direction from normals to the work engaging face of the 39 plate at the points at, which the longitudinal axes of the passages intersect said face.

50. Avmachineffor operating on'heels having, in. combination, means for holding the work comprising a pressure resisting member for engaging the heel and an oppositely disposed perforated plate having a substantially plane work engaging face, and a gang of tools mounted to reciprocate in a substantially vertical path and arranged to act through the perforations of said plate, said perforated plate being arranged with itsface oblique. to the path of all said tools and being movable toward said pressure resisting member in the direction of the path of said tools preliminarily to the operation of the tools. I x

51'. A machine for operating on heels hav-- ing, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel,

a gang of tools located on the opposite side of the heel and mounted't'oreciprocate toward and from said member, a work engaging plate provided with perforations in alinement with said tools, tool guiding tubes extending into the perforations of said plate, said tubes being inclined in the same general direction from normals to the work engaging face of the plate at the points at which the axes of the tubes intersect said face.

52. A machine for operating on heels having, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, a gang of tools located on the opposite side of the heel and mounted to reciprocate toward and from said member, a work engaging plate provided with perforations in alinement with said tools, tool guiding tubes extending into the perforations of said plate and terminating short of the work engaging'face of the plate and being inclined in the same general direction from normals to the said face at points at which the axes of the tubes intersect said face.

53. A machine for operating onheels hav- 05 ing, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel,

a gang of tools located on the opposite side of the .heel and mounted to reciprocate toward and from said member, guiding tubes 1 for said tools, a work engaging plate provided with perforations to receive said tubes, and means for sustaining said plate with its work engaging face inclined relatively to said tubes, said means having provision for adjustment whereby the inclination of said work engaging face may be varied. 1

54. In a heel attaching machine the com-. bin'ation with a base and a work support adjustable upon it, of a nail driver to drive a nail in a-direction away from the work sup orting face of said support into the worc supported thereby, and means for retaining the support in positions in which this work supporting. face shallloe in oblique relation to the path of the driver.

55. In a heel attaching machine the combination with an abutment, a base and a work support adjustable upon the latter, of a nail driver to drive a nail-in a direction away from the work supporting face of said support-into the worksupported thereshall be in oblique relation to the path of the driver. e

56 In a heel attaching machine the combination with a base and a work support adjustable upon it,of a nail driver to drive a nail in a direction away from the worksupporting face of said support into the work supported thereby, means for retainingthe support inpositions in which this work supporting face shall be in oblique between the abutment and work support is variable.

57.; In a heel attaching machine the com-- bination with a post, anda work support adjustably mounted'upon it, of a nail drivingmechanism upon thepost comprising a driver to drive a nailin a direction away from the work supporting face of said support into the work supported thereby, and

means for retaining the support in positions in which its work-supporting face shall be in oblique relation to the path of the driver.

58. In a heel attaching machine the combination with an abutment, a post, and a work support adjustably mounted upon it, of nail driving mechanism upon the post comprising a driver to drive anail in a direction away from the work supporting face of said support, into the work supported thereby, and means for retaining vthe support in positions in which its work sup orting face shall be in oblique relation to the-path of the driver.

59. In a heel attaching machine the com-' bination with a post, and a work support adjustably mounted upon-it, of nail driving mechanism upon the post comprising-a driver to drivefa nail 'in a direction'away from the work supporting face. of said sup-* port into the worksupported thereby, means for retaining" the support in posi tions in which'its work supporting faceto the path of shall be in oblique relation the driver, an abutment, and mechanism whereby the distance abutment is'i'iariable;

60. In a heel-attaching'machine the combination with a post, and a work* support adjustable upon said post, of a' tubul arnoa zle carriedby the post, a nail driver' in the,

nozzle," 'm'echanism'flforq reciprocating the (l ve and "cans ,for retaining the support I "l,uup, n i l v p 6 in, pos tions in which its. work supportlng offthegdriver. i v t 61. In a heel attaching machine thejcomli thf He se-ea o a for retaining relation to the path of the driver, an abut- -ment, and mechanism whereby the-distance" in the frame of'the machin between the post'and' in ides in the-jack-carriage fportion of perl facegshallbe in oblique relation 'to the'pathnail, a nail driver, means to operate it to drive the nail in a direction away from the heel supporting face of said work support into the work supported-thereby, andmeans the support in positions in whichits work. supporting face shall be in oblique relation to the path of the driver. 7

.62. In a heel attaching machine, the 'com-, bination with a revolubleshaft h in beargs i n the machine frame, of a post, a. work support adjustably mounted upon it, a driver and a driver actua-tingplunger.

movable'endwise in it, means for retaining the. work support in positions in which its work supportingf-ace shall. be. in oblique relation to the path of thezdrive'r, a jackcarriage'supporting the postiand movable in the frame of the machine transversely in relation to the axis of the shaft h, a niovable I member 15 mounted upon the carriage and in operative connection withthe plunger, another member 13 in operative connection with the shaft hand a link l l; pivoted to and connecting the parts'15;and 13 and dis posed at approximately a right. angle to the path. of motion of the jackvcarriage and approximately in the line: in which the link as to move in transmitting the mot-ion of part 13 to part 15.

63. In a heel attaching machine, the com; bination witha revoluble shaft hf in bearings in the machine, frame, of a post, a

work support adjustably mounted. upon it, a driver and a driver actuating plunger movable "endwise in it, means for retaining the work vsupport in positions in which its work; supporting face shal bfl in oblique rel ationto 1 the path "ofj theidriver, a jack carriage supporting the post? and; movable 1 e 'trahsversely in" ft h, a mov relation to the axis ofth able member 15mounte' upon the carriage, another member 13 inoperative connection with the shaft h, a link l pivoted to and connecting the" parts 15 and 131211 161 disposed at approximately a right angle to the path of motion of thejack-c'arriage andlapproxi ,matel y in the line in whichthe link has to move in transmitti ng .Yhe motionof part 13 to part 15, an arm 16in operative 'connectionwith' the member 515, a cover plate :19 secured upon the'Qjack-Icarri- "ge, a slider 22 and a roller 23,.1nserted ina hole inth'eslider so that a hery may project therefrom.

' 64-; In" aheel attaching machine, the combination with a revoluble shaft; h journaled in bearings 'in the machine, of a: jack-can riage movable-in-the frame of the machine transversely in relationto' the axis of said shaft, andla. driver actuating device carried byand movable inrelation to the movable jack-carriage,' ofa movable member- 'mount'- V ed upon the carrrageyand .inoperative con,- 1

. nection with said driver actuating device,

the machine frame, of a jack-carriage movable in the said frame, and a driver-actuating device carried by themovable jack-carriage, a link pivoted to and-connecting said driver actuating means with said driver actuat-ing device and-disposed at approximately a right angle to the path of motion of'the jack-carriage and approximately in the line in'whic'h the link has to move in transmitting the movement of the aforesaid driver actuating means to the driver actuating device.

- 66. In a heel attaching machine, the combination with a nail driver having a path in a fixed direction, of a member having a driver passage and provided with a face inclined relatively to the path of the driver and adapted to have-contact with the work, said driver passageleading to said face, and means permitting variation in the inclina -tion of said face.

67. A heel attaching machine, having in combination, a plurality of members arrangedto hold a heel between them in position upon a shoe, means for moving relatively said members to press a heel upon the shoe,- and a nail driver having a path in a lfixed direction parallel to the line of relative movement of said members, one of said members being provided with a work-engaging faceinclined with relation to the path of the driver and constructed to permit the angular inclination of said face to be varied and having a' driver passage terminating in said face.

68. The combination with an abutment, of a, post moyably mounted to clamp the Work between ltself and the abutment, nailguidi'ng means carried by said post, a driver adapted to reciprocate in said nail-guiding means, means to adjust said post to clamp -the work, means for imparting to'the post a predetermined further movement and for actuating sald driver, and means providing connectionbetween said driver and its actuating means arranged to maintain the position oflthe driver substantially gconstant with relation to 'said nail-guiding means, while permitting adjustment of said post.

69. A machine for-attaching heels, having in combination, a .jack, a member for engaging the tread face of the heel,- a jack transverse to the line of relative movement of ack carriage and member to permlt the application and removal of the shoe, a driver bar contained within the jack and means upon the jack carriage for actuating said driver bar independently of the relative movementof the jack carriage and said member.

70. In a heel attaching machine, the combination with a support bodily movable in the frame of the machine, a jack mounted in adjustable relation therewith, an oppositely disposed member for engaging the tread face of a heel, means for moving said support toward and from said member, a driver bar contained within said jack, op-

upon said support for uniformly actuating said driver bar operating mechanism independently of the position of said support.

'71. In a heel attaching machine, the com-' bination with a support bodily movable in the frame of the machine, a jack carriage mounted in adjustable relation therewith, a relatively stationary member for engaging the tread face of a heel, means for relatively moving said jack carriage and said support, means for moving said jack carriage and said support in fixed relation toward and from said stationary member, a driver bar contained within said jack, a lever 15 pivotally mounted upon said support and mechanism connected therewith for actuating said driver bar in any adjusted position of the support.

72. In a heel attaching machine, the combination with a jack, of a jack carriage, a movable jack carriage support, means for adju'stingsaid jack carriage relatively to said jack carriage support, means for bodily moving saidjack carriage and jack carriage support in fixed relation, a driver bar contamed-within said jack, and mechanism for uniformly actuating said driver bar in any posit-ion of said jack carriage support and independently of the adjust-ed position of said jack carriage with respect to said jack carriage support.

' 7 3. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, a movable driver block and drivers mounted thereon, associated work pressing members, one of which comprises a plate apertured to permit the passage of the drivers, said plate being pivotally mounted on an axis extending transversely to the path -of said drivers, an apertured block to which said apertured plate is connected, driver actuating means, and automatically acting means for bodily moving said block and pivoted plate with their apertures in alinement toward the other work pressing member to 'e'rating mechanism therefor, and means subject a heel to pressure before the operation of the drivers; v

' 7 A heel nailing machine having, in com.- bination, drivers, actuating mechanism therefor, separate driver-guiding tubes arranged to receive the nails to be driven, a recessed plate into which the .outer ends of said driver-guiding tubes proj'ect,'a supporting block for the opposite ends of said tubes, av

pressing -member oppositely disposed with respect to said recessed plate, said recessed block and drivers, a supporting block, tubuplate being arranged for movement toward said oppositely disposed pressing member preliminarily to the operation of the drivers.

' 75. A heel nailing machine having,

combination, a vertically. movable driver j lar driver-guiding nozzles supported therein, and a plate apertured to receive said nozzles and having a work-engaging surface, a vertically stationary work-engaging memher, said supporting block, nozzles and plate being constructed and arranged for moveof said vertical'guiding tubes, said apertures a being shaped to ment toward said stationary work-engaging member to press a heel on the shoe prelim-' inarily to the operation of the drivers.

76. A heel nailing machine having, in combination, a vertically mov able driver block and drivers mounted .therein, vertical driverfaoe and apertures to receive the outer ends ermit an of said plate relatively to saidtubes, a pressing member and automatic means for con--. .trolling the position of said plate, said plate being movable toward said member to subject a heel .to of the drivers. 4

77; A heel nailing machine having, in

combination, a vertically movable driver .block, a gang of drivers 'mounted therein,

vertical guiding tubes arranged in alinement with said ,drivers, a supporting block for 'said guiding tubes, a plate having a workengaging face and apertures to receive .the outer ends of said guiding tubes, said apertures being flared in order to permit angular movement of said platewhile the en s ablein. a direction parallel to said guiding tubesto engage the work prior to the opera-- tion-ot' the drivers; 1

78. A heel nailing. machine having, in combination, a driverYblock mounted for reciprocation, a ,gang of drivers carried thereby, a ressing member disposed in the path of sai drivers, a plate having a workengaging face and apertures with flaring openings, said plate being interposed between said driver block and said member, '5 block having apertures in alinement with iding tubes,-a supportin block for i said tu es, aplate having a'wor engaging lar movement pressure prior to the operation .lease the work.

of the tubes are projecting into said apertures,' -said apertured plate being mov-.

said drivers and being disposed betweensaid plate and said driverblock, and connections between said apertured block and said plate comprising separate guiding tubes arranged in alinement with the respective drivers,

said tubes projecting ,intothe apertures of said plate, angular movement of which relatively to said tubes being permitted by the flaring openings of said apertures.

79. A machine-for operating on heels having, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, a

plate located on the opposite-side of the ing, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, a. perforated work engagingplate located on. the opposite side of the heel, a series of tool guiding tubes arranged in substantially parallel relation with their outer. ends in the perforations in said plate, said plate being sustained with its work engaging face oblique to the guiding tubes and being movable in the direction of said tubes toward said pressure resisting member to eifect engagement withthe opposite faces. of the work and away from said -member to re-v 81. A machine foroperating on heels 1m: ing, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, a plate located on the opposite side of the heel and having a plane work engagin face and a series of perforations arranger in a horseshoe-shaped, figure, and a series of similarly arranged tool guiding tubes extending into said. perforations, said perforated plate being sustained with its work engaging face oblique to the guiding tubes and beingmovable in the direction of said tubes toward said pressure resisting mema ber to effect engagement with the opposite faces of the work.

82. A machine for operating on heels hav ing, in combination, a pressure resisting member for engaging one side of the heel, aperforatedwork engaging plate located on the dppo'site side of the heel, a plurality of tbol guiding tubes associated with said perforated late and disposed in substantially paral e1 relation, and means for sustainmg said plate with its work engagin;

7 said member to engage the work.

name to thisspeciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR BATES.

face inclined with respect to said guiding tubes, said means having provision for adjustment whereby the inclination of said plate may be varied, said plate being movable bodily together with said tubes toward Witnesses:

JOE LEE,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ARTHUR Enims'r JEhiAIN.

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